Golden Evening by Mahesh Telkar on Flickr.

happy peek 2 by Zuhair Ahmad on Flickr.

J.O.Y | B.O.Y by VinothChandar on Flickr.

A child in the street, New Delhi by LLudo on Flickr.

Old indian smoking by BriceFR on Flickr.

children’s day by ayashok photography on Flickr.

CHILDREN’S DAY…..

The day is marked with a lot of activities for children. But the fact remains that only a section of the country’s children actually have an opportunity to celebrate their existence. Schools organize events and activities that their students thoroughly enjoy, but there is an entire population of young ones that are left ignored on this special day – the downtrodden street children.

Instead of celebrating it with pomposity in schools and clubs and hotels, why not bring a difference into the lives of children who are unprivileged. While celebrating being a child, the fortunate ones should be reminded about their good fortune to have all that they are endowed with, while there are others who can barely feed or clothe themselves.

Thus, while this day was globally instituted to provide children with basic Rights, maybe one can make a difference to a child’s life by doing something special. Parties and celebrations happen all the time, but how about taking the fortunate children to homes that shelter street children and have them befriend those kids, donating clothes, toys, stationery, books, etc.

Another way of celebrating this day differently would be to have your children, whether as teacher or parent, organize a party for some underprivileged children. In fact, if this is done in every neighbourhood, imagine how many smiles there will be across the nation.

Good Morning!!! by VinothChandar on Flickr.

Mr.Curious by vishwaant on Flickr.

13th Compound, Dharavi. by lecercle on Flickr.

The Little Drummer by lapidim on Flickr.